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Perdrix Blanche the bar at Pre-la-Joux

Top Ten Bars of Châtel Village

26/08/2016

Châtel hosts a fine variety of bars across the village, certainly more than enough to content even the most determined night-time revellers during a good week’s skiing.  This top ten bar selection – in no particular order – is just part of what Châtel has on offer.  Choose for yourself and see if you agree!…

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family sitting on chairlift

Châtel – A Wonderful Resort for Family Skiing

01/08/2016

Families wanting to ski together face the annual dilemma of choosing a resort to please everyone.  Châtel has long been the sleepy sister to nearby Morzine and Les Gets but with recent investments in the town and on the pistes this beautiful alpine village should be high on your list.  The village is wonderfully French in…

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snow shoeing is a great winter activity to do if you are not skiing

10 Fantastic Winter Activities in Châtel

31/07/2016

The beautiful village and ski resort of Châtel is known for its skiing and access to the Portes du Soleil but what if the day calls for a different sort of winter activity?  Maybe the children need some extra variety away from their ski lessons?  Perhaps the weather is not as sunny as you had…

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Great press coverage and reviews for Châtel

23/07/2016

Once merely the quiet cousin of Les Gets and Morzine, Châtel is now well known as a ski resort village in its own right. The village feel of Châtel remains and in retaining this very French character the resort offers a distinctly differentiated feeling to its neighbours. It is a lively and living village, not built over by concrete chalet-hotels or run by tour operators, instead with many high quality individual chalets. A wonderful winter destination for children and families, friends and couples alike.

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A ski tour of the Portes du Soleil: fast & black

17/07/2016

At Clarian Chalets we do everything we can to make your vacation the ski holiday you desire.  We will happily suggest a personalised ski tour, book restaurants, point out great viewpoints and highlight our favourite mountain chalets for those toe warming vin chalks… Just ask us. We have detailed below a tour of the Portes du Soleil for…

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